2024 No. 678 (C. 43)

Animals, England

Animal Welfare

The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024 (Commencement) (England) Regulations 2024

Made22nd May 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 7(2)(a) of the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024¹.

1 Citation, extent and application¶

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024 (Commencement) (England) Regulations 2024.

2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

3 These Regulations apply in relation to England.

2 Provisions coming into force on 22nd July 2024¶

The following provisions of the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024 come into force on 22nd July 2024—

a section 1 (prohibition of export of livestock for slaughter);

b section 5(a) and (c) (connected repeals in relation to horses).

EXPLANATORY NOTE¶

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force in relation to England the remaining provisions of the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act 2024 (c. 11) (“the Act”) that did not come into force on the day on which the Act was passed.

Regulation 2 brings sections 1 and 5(a) and (c) of the Act into force on 22nd July 2024.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen independent of the provisions which these Regulations bring into force. A full impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF or at https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3533/publications.

Footnotes

1
2024 c. 11.